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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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